I have my ups and downs (guest grid)
hello solvers! as promised in my last post, i have made nothing new for september. instead, i am happy to share with you a fantastic guest puzzle by the incredibly talented Zachary Edward-Brown. this blog is not meant to be just my space; it is a space for all dissonant grids. i'm so excited to run this beautifully made puzzle, and i'd always be very excited to run your dissonant grid as well.
content warnings are posted. sorry i didn't make them for the symphony series.
notes from Zachary are below. i'll be back next month with something i think you'll like.
owen
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Hello everybody!
I’m very excited to be on Dissonant Grids after many months of admiring Owen’s puzzle work both on this blog and in major newspapers. Because I am a teenage constructor who turned 16 in August, Owen has been inspirational!
I came up with the idea for this puzzle in school - it was a topic in one of my classes, and I immediately knew I wanted to make it a puzzle, and I also knew exactly the gimmick that I would use. Eventually, I decided the puzzle would be perfect for Dissonant Grids and I sent it his way.
It’s a very personal puzzle for me, and I’m quite happy with how it turned out. I should note that I do not officially have 38-Across, but I think that this is nevertheless a representation of myself in many ways and I am very happy to be able to share it with all of you on this platform.
Big thanks to Owen for running this puzzle - he’s totally awesome, and what he’s doing on Dissonant Grids is incredible. Here’s a link to more of my puzzle work (which was very obviously inspired by Owen’s version), and if you want to email me about anything puzzle-related, my email is zacharyedwardbrown at gmail.
I really hope you enjoy this puzzle :)
Zachary
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